Ten Buck Friday was a success in seeing a majority of Republicans elected to the Senate and Harry Reid being relegated back to the Recycling Bin of History.

But there is one Senate race still undecided in Louisiana and that’s our man Bill Cassidy against Mary “I live in Washington, D.C. but I list my residence as my parents’ basement in LA so I can vote here” Landrieu.

A runoff means more campaigning, more advertising and more expenses. While it is true that the DSCC has officially withdrawn their ad buys for their dubious candidate, I’m sure there will be a host of surrogates trying to raise money for poor Mary, so she doesn’t have to go out and get a real job. (And maybe really move in with her parents this time!)

So, I’m sure there will be tons of breathless fundraising emails about how Republicans eat babies and that’s why the want to ban all forms of birth control, and, BTW, did you know they want to replace the national anthem with Tony Orlando’s “Knock Three Times”? Crazy!

All of the sudden, after sitting on her hands for six years, Mary Landfill is a crusader for the Keystone XL pipeline. Not for getting it passed necessarily, but for bring it to a vote that she hopes will not sustain her president’s veto.

Let me congratulate all of you for kicking Harry Reid’s keister to the curb. Well done! And, unlike most politicians, I hate to keep coming back to you for money, so I promise, this is the last time!

Think of the nice warm schadenfreude feeling you got when Harry Reid was demoted. Now think of how warm and fuzzy you’ll feel going into the holidays, if we give Mary Landrieu her just desserts as well?

Let’s go the the well one last time before the holidays start taking up our time and energy, before the December runoff, and give an early present to Bill Cassidy (and yourself) of a larger majority in the US Senate.

Think how much happier Barack Obama will be at the prospect of governing in a bi-partisan manner. Actually, think of how much damage from the last six years needs to be undone over Barack Obama’s vetoes and objections.

We asked you to give of your time, your talent and your treasure to kick Harry Reid’s keister to the curb with eight different Senatorial candidates. Let’s see how well we’ve done as of this AM:

It looks like the GOP will take control of the US Senate in 2015. I fully expect them to pass a budget next year, as required by law, and ignored by Harry Reid and his Merry Band of Pranksters since 2009.

In New Hampshire, in a heart breaker, Scott Brown apparently lost by 1-2%. So close![Update: Final closer to 4%. Still close!]

In Colorado, Cory Gardner beat Mark Uterus Udall handily.

In North Carolina, Thom Tillis has been declared the winner.

In Arkansas, Tom Cotton won by a substantial margin.

Joni Ernst castrated one more hog in Iowa, becoming the 6th and controlling majority vote in the Senate. (margins may increase between now and January. It was +7 when I packed it in last night.)

David Perdue took more than 50% of the vote in Georgia, avoiding a runoff. 57% last time I looked.

In Alaska, the polls didn’t close until 1 AM Eastern. I will update this in the AM, or at first opportunity.[Update: Our man Sullivan up by 4% – still too close to call.]

We fully expected there to be a run off in Louisiana that might not be decided until December. We were right. Bill Cassidy was leading Mary Landfill by 2%[Update: Mary Landrieu is up by 1, but it’s a whole new race now.]

Congratulations! Ten Buck Fridayians, give yourself a hand! Every one of you who contributed to one or all of these candidates, is hereby awarded the honor of being an honorary Koch brother! Whenever the Left, like the deranged Harry Reid, babbles about how money from the Koch brothers influences elections, I want you to agree with them and introduce yourself, so they can meet the real Koch brothers!

Display the following badge (or the above banner) with pride!

[Update: In addition to the +7 pickup in the Senate, Alaska and Virginia are still too close to call, plus Cassidy looks good for the runoff in LA. As of this AM, a possibility of +10 for the Republicans. Ten Buck Friday contributed to seven of those.]

]]>http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/11/07/tenbuckfriday-scorecard/5809/feed0#TenBuckFriday – Roll Your Own Editionhttp://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/10/31/tenbuckfriday-roll-edition/5807
http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/10/31/tenbuckfriday-roll-edition/5807#commentsFri, 31 Oct 2014 13:17:42 +0000http://mindnumbedrobot.com/?p=5807Week Nine of a Nine Week Mission, to Seek new life for the Senate, to Boldly hand Harry Reid a trick instead of a treat! Last call, people!

Focusing on the Senate races, is it worth ten bucks a week to you (four pounds of candy corn?) to eliminate Reid’s control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, here are the eight candidates we’ve backed to date:

Originally, the plan was to contribute to the race in MI, where the Dem has a double digit lead. Therefore, my recommendation is to tag one of the above with a second contribution and put your money where it may do the most good.

(If you mark your contribution as “Ten Buck Friday”, they’ll see if the blogosphere can give them a little bump.)

]]>http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/10/31/tenbuckfriday-roll-edition/5807/feed0#TenBuckFriday – Week Eighthttp://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/10/24/tenbuckfriday-week-4/5804
http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/10/24/tenbuckfriday-week-4/5804#commentsFri, 24 Oct 2014 13:42:48 +0000http://mindnumbedrobot.com/?p=5804Week Eight of a Nine Week Mission, to Seek new life for the Senate, to Boldly send Harry Reid empty handed back to Searchlight!

Those of us who are paying attention have seen positive trends on the majority, if not all, of our Ten Buck Friday candidates. In the words of that noted political analyst, Han Solo: “Don’t get cocky!”

Focusing on the Senate races, is it worth ten bucks a week to you (a paperback book and a biscotti?) to eliminate Reid’s control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, this week we look to the Senate seat in New Hampshire. Can you contribute just $10 to Senate candidate Scott Brown ?

Real Clear Politics has Brown down by 1.6 (up 3 points from a week ago) but rates the race as a toss up.

You can contribute to Scott Brown here. Good luck and Godspeed, Scott!

(If you mark your contribution as “Ten Buck Friday”, they’ll see if the blogosphere can give them a little bump.)

]]>http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/10/17/tenbuckfriday-week-3/5802/feed2#TenBuckFriday – Week Sixhttp://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/10/10/tenbuckfriday-week-2/5799
http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/10/10/tenbuckfriday-week-2/5799#commentsFri, 10 Oct 2014 13:23:50 +0000http://mindnumbedrobot.com/?p=5799Week Six of a Nine Week Mission, to Seek new life for the Senate, to Boldly Beam Harry Reid back to the planet he came from!

Focusing on the Senate races is it worth ten bucks a week to you (three gallons of gas?) to eliminate Reid’s control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, this week we look to the Senate seat in Alaska. Can you contribute just $10 to Senate candidate Dan Sullivan?

Real Clear Politics has Sullivan up 4.7 and rates the race as a toss up.

]]>http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/10/10/tenbuckfriday-week-2/5799/feed1#TenBuckFriday – Week Fivehttp://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/10/03/tenbuckfriday-week/5797
http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/10/03/tenbuckfriday-week/5797#commentsFri, 03 Oct 2014 13:16:51 +0000http://mindnumbedrobot.com/?p=5797Week Five of a Nine Week Mission, to Seek new life for the Senate, to Boldly Throw Out clueless Harry Reid and his equally clueless supporters!

Focusing on the Senate races is it worth ten bucks a week to you (a matinee and a small box of popcorn?) to eliminate Reid’s control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, this week we look to the Senate seat in LA. Can you contribute just $10 to Senate candidate Bill Cassidy in his race against Mary Landreu, (D-Washington DC)?

]]>http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/10/03/tenbuckfriday-week/5797/feed1Ten Buck Fridays – Week Fourhttp://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/09/26/ten-buck-fridays-week/5794
http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/09/26/ten-buck-fridays-week/5794#commentsFri, 26 Sep 2014 13:39:15 +0000http://mindnumbedrobot.com/?p=5794Week Four of a Nine Week Mission, to Seek Out new life for the Senate, to Boldly Throw Out clueless Harry Reid!!

Focusing on the Senate races is it worth ten bucks a week to you (2 12 packs of Dr. Pepper?) to eliminate Reid’s control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, this week we look to the open Senate seat in NC. Can you contribute just $10 to Senate candidate Thom Tillis?

]]>http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/09/26/ten-buck-fridays-week/5794/feed1Ten Buck Friday – Week Threehttp://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/09/19/ten-buck-friday-week-2/5790
http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/09/19/ten-buck-friday-week-2/5790#commentsFri, 19 Sep 2014 13:01:58 +0000http://mindnumbedrobot.com/?p=5790Week Three of a Nine Week Mission, to Seek Out new life for the Senate, to Boldly Go where our nation needs to be!

Focusing on the Senate races (Republicans need just six seats to oust the Dimbulb from Searchlight, Harry Reid as majority leader, ten to show Obama what the country really thinks of him!), is it worth ten bucks a week (1 1/2 lbs. of bacon?) to eliminate Reid’s control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, this week we look to the open Senate seat in AR. Can you contribute just $10 to Senate candidate Tom Cotton?

]]>http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/09/19/ten-buck-friday-week-2/5790/feed1Ten Buck Friday – Week Twohttp://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/09/12/ten-buck-friday-week/5784
http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/09/12/ten-buck-friday-week/5784#commentsFri, 12 Sep 2014 13:09:26 +0000http://mindnumbedrobot.com/?p=5784Week Two of a Nine Week Mission, to Seek Out new life for the Senate, to Boldly Go where our nation has been before!

Once again focusing on the Senate races (Republicans need just six seats to oust the Dimbulb from Searchlight, Harry Reid as majority leader), is it worth ten bucks a week (30 pkgs. of Ramen?) to eliminate Reid’s control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?

With that in mind, this week we look to the open Senate seat in IA. Can you contribute just $10 to Senate candidate Joni Ernst?

Back in halcyon years of old (2010), some conservative bloggers put forth a plan where, a poll would be taken of conservative candidates around the country and the winner would be the recipient of a ten dollar contribution to their campaign. Forgive me for not taking a poll, but there are only nine Fridays between now and the midterm elections. Our country has not had a budget passed in the Senate since 2009, forcing a series of continuing resolutions which keep the nation at the brink of a shut down and masks the obscene amounts of money that the President and Congress want to spend. Hundreds of bills passed in the House are not even brought up for a vote in Harry Reid’s Senate.

Focusing on the Senate races (Republicans need just six seats to oust the bottleneck, hyper partisan Harry Reid as majority leader), is it worth ten bucks a week (two lattes?) to eliminate Reid’s control and give the Senate responsible leadership again?
With that in mind, this week we look to the open Senate seat in GA. Can you contribute just $10 to Senate candidate David Perdue?Real Clear Politics has Perdue up 3.8 points on the average, but rates the state as a toss up.
You can contribute to David Perdue here. Good luck and Godspeed, David!

]]>http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/09/05/ten-buck-fridays-returns-senate-edition/5771/feed0WATCH: Rep. Trey Gowdy Calls Nancy Pelosi ‘Mind-Numbingly Stupid’http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/02/14/watch-rep-trey-gowdy-calls-nancy-pelosi-mind-numbingly-stupid/5760
http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/02/14/watch-rep-trey-gowdy-calls-nancy-pelosi-mind-numbingly-stupid/5760#commentsFri, 14 Feb 2014 23:16:39 +0000http://mindnumbedrobot.com/?p=5760Looks like Nancy is giving some of us a bad name. I would ask Rep. Gowdy, with all due respect, to please consider the mind-numbed among us when including the likes of Mzz Pelosi in our ranks.

Will embed video when a computer is handy. Can’t seem to figure out how to do it from my schmaht fone.

]]>http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2014/02/14/watch-rep-trey-gowdy-calls-nancy-pelosi-mind-numbingly-stupid/5760/feed5Most Influential Blog Awards Nominationhttp://mindnumbedrobot.com/2013/07/29/influential-blog-awards-nomination/5746
http://mindnumbedrobot.com/2013/07/29/influential-blog-awards-nomination/5746#commentsMon, 29 Jul 2013 20:22:19 +0000http://mindnumbedrobot.com/?p=5746So, Chris Wysocki nominated me for an award and called me “Influential” did he? Does that mean in a good way or a bad way? As in: “Here’s what not to do.” Could be the latter but I’ll assume the former, since Chis is Pretty Fly for a Jersey Guy.

Check it out. They even have a cool award logo:

Wait. That’s not it.

Here it is:

Spiffy.

Now, about those rules. According to whoever came up with this little exercise, there is no actual voting, it’s just a fun way to bring recognition to other blogs and bloggers that are out there.

Here are the rules:

1. Display the award logo on your blog.

2. Link back to the person who nominated you

3. Answer 7 questions decided up by your nominator

4. Nominate ( no limit of nominations ) other bloggers for this award and link back to them.

5. Notify those bloggers of the award requirements.

Heh, I think even I can do a few of those things so, here we go.

Here are Chris’s questions:

1. Why did you start a political blog, and when?

When I saw the politicians and power brokers tank the economy in 2007 to help the democrats win the election, I woke up and started educating myself about the constitution. By the time I’d read Clousen’s The 5000 Year Leap and The Making of America: The Substance and Meaning of the Constitution and Levin’s Liberty and Tyranny, I decided just pissing and moaning about it to a few people in my small circle wasn’t enough. I think my first essay was Sept. 2009.

2. If you could have dinner with any person, living or dead, who would it be?

Jesus.

3. Do you think there is any hope of restoring the United States to a constitutional republic in your lifetime?

In my lifetime? Doubtful. Too many feel entitled to the fruits of others’ labor and too many crony capitalists use the government to pilfer the rest from the citizenry. A great reawakening is coming. I pray it is not too late.

4. If you could choose one state for Conservatives to “take over” and reshape into a vision of America congruent with Constitutional / Conservative principles, what state would you choose and why?

Texas. Because I love and live here.

5. If you could retire anywhere, on or off the planet Earth, where would it be?

On a lake in Texas.

6. What book has influenced your life (other than the Bible or Torah) and describe how?

Politically, the books mentioned in #1. Early in my life I was a huge fan of Asimov.

As proof of this I offer only one example. Think back in your own experience. How often have you heard someone utter these words in response to the mention of a politician’s name:

“That SOB didn’t do anything for me!”

Too often I hear that as a heated, hate filled response to a conservative politician’s name.

It is evidence of an attitude that reflects 1) A gross ignorance in the way our system of government was meant to work and 2) A desire to use said government to benefit the individual.

Does said politician owe you something from the coffers of public funds? Because it sure sounds as if you think you are owed more than the rest of your fellow citizens.

How can anyone feel the legalized pilferage of your fellow Americans’ hard earned property is acceptable?

Simple.

They have been taught to separate the machinery of confiscation from that of redistribution and they’ve redefined charity so as to let the government decide who receives the “benefits.” Here’s a little news flash for ya, pal: Your tax dollars are purchasing votes through the bureaucracy of the Welfare system, the IRS, the EPA, the HHS and countless other alphabet agencies designed to distribute hard working Americans’ cash/property to a huge majority of those who don’t deserve it and if you are OK with that as long as you get your little piece of the pie, then you’re as guilty as they are.

It’s a sad but very telling state of affairs that some Americans’ attitudes have transformed from the immortal challenge of JFK “Ask not what your country can do for you! Ask what you can do for your country.”

to the immensely selfish

“That SOB didn’t do anything for me.”

If this is your idea of just governance, then you are part of the problem. You need to rethink your priorities and quit putting yourself ahead of our future generations.

People like you make me sick.

Perhaps one day, we can ditch the Me! Me! Me! bullshit and get back to what made America great: Hard work and Sacrifice.